A proposed medical marijuana facility in Lakeshore does not have the municipal services and approvals it needs to start operating — even if it secures regulatory approval from Health Canada, says a town official.

In 2012, based on the overall weight of recent evidence, Health Canada’s Food Directorate concluded that “current dietary exposure to BPA through food packaging uses is not expected to pose a health risk to the general population, including newborns and young children.

Serious questions are swirling around CEN Biotech Inc., the penny-stock company introduced with great fanfare last January as this area’s first big entry into Canada’s newly corporatized medical marijuana sector.

Despite the reluctance of local doctors to prescribe medical marijuana, reporter Doug Schmidt discovers that pot proponents plan to open a cannabis clinic in Windsor, while a local grower is set to sponsor clinical pain trials.

The Jesus flag is not welcome at city hall. Councillors agreed Monday night with a report from city administration to deny a request to fly a flag in support of the annual March for Jesus scheduled for Aug. 22.